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Let Us Quotes

Two words that turn into an invitation to act together.

From Ulysses Grant's famously simple 'Let us have peace' to Ruskin's call to build as if for eternity, these let us quotes are really about invitation, asking others to act, consider, or endure together, a small but direct Action in two words.

Let us have peace.

Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

Civilizations are built by the ceaseless toil of a succession of generations. With softness and sloth, civilizations succumb. Let us beware of decadence.

Quotes by Rajiv Gandhi

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

Rabindranath Tagore

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.

Quotes by Ovid

Action Quotes

Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries.

Quotes by Milan Kundera

If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner.

Quotes by Marlon Brando

We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave.

Quotes by Mahmoud Abbas

We wanted to slow down. But one would let us.

Quotes by June Carter Cash

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

Quotes by John Ruskin

Connection Quotes

Let us be tried by our actions.

Quotes by John N. Mitchell

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it.

Quotes by Jeremy Taylor

Let us dig our furrow in the fields of the commonplace.

Quotes by Jean Henri Fabre

Let us banish fear.

Quotes by Carter G. Woodson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the "Let Us" quotes collection about?
These are short, invitational quotes that open with "let us" — from a famous call for peace to reflections on architecture, criticism, and longing.
Why do people search for "let us" quotes?
The phrase has a natural, rallying quality, so it's popular for speeches, toasts, or captions that want to invite others into an Action or shared idea.
One quote is just "Let us have peace" — why does that stand out?
It's a famously brief, historically resonant line associated with post-Civil War reconciliation, included here as an example of how much weight a short "let us" statement can carry.
Is the phrase always used seriously?
Not always — one quote uses it almost wistfully, about wanting to slow down but nothing letting them, showing "let us" can express longing as easily as resolve.
Does the collection connect to architecture or building?
Yes — one quote frames "let us" as a call to build for the ages, tying the phrase to legacy and permanence rather than the moment, a theme that overlaps with Identity and Connection quotes.

Even the quieter lines, being let, or not let, to slow down, turn on the same idea: 'let us' asks for Connection, permission, or purpose in a single breath.